David Brewster The Seattle Times editorial board harshly criticizes Cyrus Habib , who is running for lieutenant governor, for his “loopy” idea that the president of the Senate, a lieutenant governor’s role, could refuse to sign bills that are unconstitutional. What gives? Habib is [...]
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June 17th, 2016 - 7:52 am § in The Ave Scene
Best of Seattle – Car Wash
Christopher Goodwin FACEBOOK Sea Suds on 23rd and Union, used to be Chester Dorsey’s car wash. The location and the fact that it is a car wash are the only commonalities. The new owner completely rebuilt this place and he’s not shy about soap. Most car washes have a hint of soap, this[...]
June 8th, 2016 - 7:44 am § in The Ave Scene
WOODINVILLE, Wash. – For the first time in 13 years, Rainier beer is once again being brewed in Washington state. Rainier is brewing their brand new Pale Mountain Ale at the Redhook Brewery in Woodinville.[...]
June 7th, 2016 - 1:09 pm § in The Ave Scene
150th Anniversary of the death of Chief Seattle
Chief Seattle .. he is buried across the Sound. This statue of the Chief sits in Downtown Seattle, under the monorail. Four roads intersect around the tiny plot of concrete and grass beneath the statue. Cars and trucks spew fumes and only a daring pedestrian would try to cross the street to look c[...]
Not thinking big enough
It’s been widely reported, in recent months, that black people, who were and continue to be disproportionately affected by anti-marijuana laws, are now being excluded from the growing legalized pot industry. In Seattle, this reality combined with growing frustrations over the gentrification of[...]
June 6th, 2016 - 9:06 am § in The Ave Scene
BUY SALISH!!!
Buy Native! Support Native owned businesses Eighth Generation is a Native-owned and operated company based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 2008 when Louie Gong (Nooksack/Chinese/French/Scottish) — a Native artist, activist and educator widely known for merging traditional Coast Salish [...]
May 24th, 2016 - 9:46 pm § in The Ave Scene
Bernie Loses WASTATE to Hillary
Bernie BS: 54 HRC to 46 BS For the last several weeks the Washington State Bernieoids have been qvelling that our super delegates must vote for the “will of the people.” This vote is a huge indictment of the caucus system here. In the caucuses, Bernie beat Hillary and took 75% of th[...]
May 24th, 2016 - 9:37 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Housing: Where to put the mother in law?
Erica C. Barnett A compromise in the works would bring back the requirement that property owners who build backyard cottages or basement apartments must live in one of the units for at least one year after construction. The proposal, which comes from city council member Mike O’Brien, is intend[...]
David Brewster: ” It’s full of techies and traffic and people I don’t understand at all who are devoted to making large, large sums of money and having fast, excellent cars. It’s a world that is not for me.””
David Brewster Turns out novelist Annie Proulx has been living near Seattle, 20 miles away. In an interview in WSJournal about why she moved here (she moves often) from Wyoming, she says this: “I was beguiled by the reputation of Seattle for misty, cloudy, damp, cool summers. And I arrived ju[...]